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COLOSSEUM.—Hotydays.—GRAND SHADOW PAN 1' °MIME ENTERTAINMENT, fzunded on the much-read story of Little Red Riding Hood, narrated and musically illustrated by Mr. GEORGE BUCK LAND, written by Ellis Reynolds, Esq., and entitled Ye Goblin Wolfe ; with novel, mechanical, and optical effects. nerr ANIL th • great conjuror; Master Powell, drum soloist; Miss Amy Wilson, voc Met. colossal Pictures of London, Lisbon, and Paris, All the other exhibitions and entertain ments of this institution enhanced for the holydays. Morn ing, Vto 4 ; evening, 7 to 10 . A dmission to the whole, le. ; children under 10, 6d. Acting Manager, Mr. A. Nimmo. Friday is the last day for the toy distribution to the young people, 3p.. snd Mrs. GERMAN REED. with Mr. JOHN PARRY, will appear TO NIGHT, at 8. for the fourth time, in an entirely novel ANGLO-EGYPTIAN ENTERTAINMENT, entitled "The P Y RA NI I D, or FOOT PRINTS in the SAND," written by Shirley Brooks, Esq. s 'enic effects by Mr. William Telbin. Royal Gallery of Illustration, 14, Regent-street, EVERY EVENING (except IBaturday at 8 ; Saturday Morning's at B.—Admission, Is., ; stalls, 3s, Stall spring chairs, So., should be secured early at the Gallery—no fee for booking - ,—and at Cramer and Wood's, 201, Regent-street. THEATRE ROYAL HAYNIARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. THIS EVENING, OUR AMERICAN COUS IN : Messrs. Sothern, Buckstone, Chippen , tale, Braid, Gordon, Rogers, Clark, Cullentord, ; Mesdames Angel, Snowden, Terry, Lindley, Hill, Arc. Atter which, KING ARTHUR ; or The Days and Knights of the Round fable. Messrs. Chippendale, Compton. Braid, Rogers, ilb u ry,Mesdames L. Keeley, Brough, nght, Terry, Lindley, Rogers, Ste. Commence at 7. RO IAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.— Sole Lesee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, DONNA DIANA. After 10:1 nne Lady of Banbury tell, - HARLEQUIN LITTLE TOM TucKEu; or The Cross, and the Old Woman who Lived in to a Shoe and Had so Many Children she didn ' t fulo w what do N zN s v oi,, pr ir o H r ,,, E ,„, N or T .. -a n - R 4 7 5 ,1 1 ZY AL, ADELPHI.— T HIS EVENING, ICI ON p”, ,i. ...u. . . M. B. Webster. J L. Toole , LE FRANCAIS ; Mr At i to Eight, the New Drama of Lp 5,.., 14 : Phillips, Ra man, supported by Messrs. Arthur stirlin'--. : Miss Bate biton, Stuart, Stephenson, Eburne Phillips, Airs. Billington. ,Miss n• Sirarti, and To conclude with LADY BELLE BELLE. n , . L ., and his Seven :liagi3 Men. Messrs. J. Clarke, ' °lltinio Stephenson ; Miss NVoolgar, Miss K. Kelly, ii iss Patti Josephs, Miss L. Laidlaw, Miss Seaman. Commence at 7. LEAH.—EyERY MISS BATEMAN. NIGHT. - r _r a 7 i l , S A E ct V re E ss Nl;i ii ? v; I ( ._ ,Il t S h S e 16 B 8t A h TE M A N. -L E A H.- . 7 BATE - MAN, in the t ue c ri? . a a r n a c c e te o r f ot _, 1 - ; ,r ; r A z e 9 1 t . f r lii c ' onsequence of tho unbounekd success with which Miss finteman's imper.o. nation of the pritcipai character in the new Five Act Drama of LEAH has been attenied. Mr qebstek begs to announce that it wilt be performed EVERY EVENINU until further notice. R OYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE, under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crosded with rank and fashion.—The New Comedy of THE SILVER LINING every Evening.--Mr. and Mrs. Charles M a thews, Mrs. Stirling , sirs. Frank Matth ews , a nd Mr. J. L. Toole every evening. The following eminent artistes are pngag,erl :—Mr. Benjamin Webster, Mr. .T. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Fiederic Robinson, Mr. Ashley, and Mr. Chas. Mathews ; Mrs. Stirling, Miss Herbert. Mrs, Frank Mat thews, Miss A. Cot trell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Went worth, and Mrs. Charles Matlews. THIS EVENING, and dining the Week, at 7 o'clock, an entirely new Comedy, in 3 Acts, by Leicestpr Duckin , - ham, Esq , entitled THE S ILVER LINT Charles Mathews,. M r . Frederic Robin s o n, Mr. Ashle y , Mr , John stone, Mr. Montague; Mrs. ' harles Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss Cottrell, Miss Wentworth, and ..llra. Stirling. To he followed by .11r, Charles Matheays just translated from the French)in his characteristiccharacter of Un Anglais Tiroide, entitled COOL AS A CUCUMBER. To conclude with 1861; or, THE SENSATIONS OF THE I'AST SEASON : Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. A. Cottrell, and Miss Fanny Josephs. LONDON, THURSDAY, FEB. 4, 1864. As we remarked by anticipation a few days since, this session of Parliament for 1861 opens under circumstances almost unparalleled. A European war actually commenced News of Battle coming to us from the banks of Eider — where are arrayed against each other in deadly conflict the troops of Denmark on the one side, and, on the other, the banded soldiers of Austria and of Prussia, the invading armies, in fact, of the two chief Powers of the Germanic Confederation ! Although our own soldiers have not been there upon the foughten field of Missunde—upon the one hand, as the royal chief of the victorious Danes, Eng land recognises not only CHRISTIAN IX., the patriotic King of DENMARK, but, in his person, also, the sire of our beloved Princess, nearer and dearer now than ever to the heart of England, as the mother of the heir of the Heir Apparent to the Crown of these Realms. And yet—while our thoughts fly thus in instant sympathy to the Bile of the Danes, as viewing in them not only a race akin to our own, but the vindicators just now of the imperilled rights of Denmark, and, beyond that even, it may be, the stability of the whole fabric of Danish independence—we are principally conscious, meanwhile, that there are, in truth, also dynastic reasons for our not looking with unperturbed satisfaction at the result of the recent conflict before Missunde. Reasons indicated pretty plainly, as it happens, by one most significant announcement among the telegrams received from the seat of war this very afternoon. That announcement being, as will doubtless here be instantly conjectured, the wounding of a:Prince of . PRUSSIA : not, it is true, of the Prince of PRUSSIA, Her BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S son-in-law, but of a member of his Royal House, the Prince FREDERIC CHARLES ALEXANDER. And it is in the very midst of this just beginning war upon the European Continent that Parliament has this afternoon assembled again, down at Westminster. It may safely enough be asserted, and asserted in truth with perfect confidence that never once before this day's Royal Speech was delivered by Commission, has there been a Speech from the Throne so entirely Delphic in its character. The Royal Speech has often before now—has, indeed, it may be said mostly before now—been enigmatical as any riddle of the Sphinx. But never—certainly not within our own recollection has the utterance either by the lips of the SOVEREIGN, or in the name of the SOVEREIGN, been so entirely and completely enigmatical from first to last. Scanning it, how ever closely, it is a matter of absolute impossibi lity to learn from any syllable in it whether Abroad we are to have War or Peace—whether At Home we are to have the smallest further modicum of Reform of any kind, or the smallest further doling oat of additional boons in the way of Retrench ment. The War now afoot between Denmark and Germany is clouded over with a very haze of words, The Measures about to be submitted to the Legisla ture are vaguely spoken of in the plural in terms of the most studied generality. As to A Policy of any description, it remains to this moment entirely invi sible. What Ministers are going to do—even if e t w h aa e ns y nio a nt r de e eva g enn o i i t n eg bjef to do anything—we know not, we before conjecture. re t.da' ol to-day—it t is Administrative rendered futureif pos sible still more so now that the Programme (ye Gods !) has been delivered this afternoon by the Royal Commissioners in the name of her most gra giOUS MAJESTY. And this—byway of inaugurating what will prove, nevertheless, we believe (and small thanks to the Cabinet when eventa shall demon strate it to be as here predicated), in some respects one of the most momentous sessions of the Legis lature since the date of the accession of VICTORIA to the throne of England. The TOWNLEY case seems destined to establish a precedent, so far as warning goes ; in the future con duct of the authorities with regard to those crimi nals charged with murder, and concerning whose sanity or insanity such doubts are entertained and such suspicions engendered. The last intelligence on the subject is most important, and will doubt less afford considerable satisfaction to those who have all along been indignant at the lax and un business-like fashion in which the whole case has been managed. It was an unfortunate coincidence that the case of WRIGHT should have occurred when it did, since many have been led to believe, and some have boldly avowed, that justice appears under different aspects to the rich and the poor. The conduct of WRIGHT'S trial was most precipi tately arranged ; but there is no reason to declare that be was not guilty. In the instance of TOWN LEY, however, there were cogent and weighty rea sons for questioning the decision arrived at, and deprecating the course pursued by all who took an active part in the affair. The present decision of Sir GEORGE GREY to ignore the previous declaration of lunacy, and sub ject the prisoner to penal servitude for life, is u very excellent act, and it is to be hoped that it will be received in a right spirit. Under the circumstances no better arrangement could have been come to, for it would be of course imPo s 'fole now to carry into execution the extreme, penalty of the law, and at the same time to leave things in statu quo would be a prostite,',lon of justice. While, however, com menting this resolution arrived at by the Home Secretary, it must be remarked that this solution is but a dexterous contrivance to be extricated from a difficulty which ought never to have occurred, and that the last paragraph of the commission sent to the visiting justices of Derby is only an avowal which makes a virtue of necessity. It is not the wisdom of the Cabinet, the astuteness of the law officers of the Crown, nor yet the skilled intelligence or practical experience of the Home Secretary, that has discovered the urgent necessity and the vitai consequence of a change of the features of the act " under which the certificates of insanity in this case were given." It is the indignant expression of popular opinion, the public censure that has been affixed to the whole transactions that related to the case of the Derbyshire murder, that has called forth the change and given rise to the alteration. Therefore the declaration of suggesting a change comes all too late to do honour to the perspicacity of our rulers, or to save their reputation for fore thought, skill, or judgment. There was no reason why Sir G. GREY should have lent so willing an ear to the representations of the magistrates regard ing the supposed lunacy of the criminal. A due inquiry should have been instituted. Why were not the gentlemen whose names appear now at the end of the inquiry, then engaged to make assurance doubly sure, and to expose the errors and certify the blunders into which well meaning but most mis guided individuals had fallen in respect to the im portant fact of the responsibility of the condemned criminal ? The truth is that negligence, over consideration, and most mistaken notions prevailed. They have sufficed to create a state of things which must not again be suffered to occur. The majesty of the law, the cause of justice, and the sacred claims of honour demand imperatively that the truth be at all times avowed in a case of this kind. There must be no mistakes, and more thah that there must be deep research, accurate testimony, and sound judgment employed to guard against the possi bility of such an anomaly again occurring as that which has just now caused our Secretary of State for the Home Department to waver in this way, and vacillate after the fashion which the last few weeks have recorded. The fact is that this TOWNLEY case has been a great blunder through out, and adds another to the long list of offences, grievances, and short-comings with which the present Ministers must face Parliament. Seldom have a Government appeared, at the opening of a Session, with such a sombre catalogue of charges arrayed against them ; but this one in particular , which now forms one of the chief topics of the day, as regards home questions, is of great importance, and must not be thrust aside, or slurred over, because foreign affairs of moment en gage the attention of our legislators. There is a time for all things, and no one in public or private matters ever succeeds better in great undertakings because he neglects the smaller or more trivial ones. Not that this subject of criminal procedure is at all a trifling one, but some may rank it as secondary to questions which concern events that in future generations will rank foremost in the pages of history. It is to be considered whether we can discuss a more solemn thing than the right disposal of those unhappy men who are charged with the gravest offence of which man can be guilty. As the law is at present constituted, or at 11 events carried out, we seem to waver and alter nate between the unseemly haste with which we hurry on the immortal soul, unfitted to die, all unprepared, into the presence of its Maker, to await the audit of the final judgment, or else there come the conflicting claims, the twofold arguments, and the complicated asseverations to prove guilt guilt less, which end in the defeat of justice, the unfair treatment of the prisoner, and the general confusion of ideas which cause the whole affair to become a by word and a reproach. All that appertains to the carrying out of sentences, and the execution of the law concerning criminals charged with mur der must be entirely changed, and the footing on which it is based be of so solid a structure that mistakes may be of unfrequent occurrence, and errors impossible. The latest intelligence received from Shanghai fully confirms the account which had reached us in telegraphic outline of the treachery and cruelty of the Futai and his men, and of the rupture between him and Major GORDON consequent upon events attending the surrender of Soochow. Matters indeed have reached such a crisis as to render the imme diate withdrawal of Major GORDON'S services from the Imperial cause a very probable occurrence; while the glaring breach of faith and deliberate in sult to a British officer on the part of the Futai and his fellows have called forth an emphatic protest from the whole body of foreign consuls. It appears that the rebels, who were holding Soochow, were much disheartened by their defeat in the attempt to repulse Major GORDON'S attack on the earth.. works at the eastern side at the close of November last. CHUNG-WANG, whose palace is within the city, called a council of the Wangs, or chiefs, and proposed to surrender not only Soochow but all other cities held by the rebels in the province of Kiang•sn.. Most of the councillors agreed with him ; bat there was one important dissentient—AlowANG, the commandant of Socchow. lie declared he was able to hold the city although the entire works were captured, and his determination pre vailing the assembly parted. Whether the com mander could have carried out his promise under the assault of disciplined troops led on by an English officer, may very well be doubted, but he was not put to the test. CHUNG WANG left the city the very night on pretence of getting rein forcements, but he took his troops with him and returned no more. 11 l0 -WANG still remained firm, but one of the other chiefs opened communication with GORDON and the Imperialist General with a view to the surrender of the city. Before this was arranged, however, another council of the Wangs was called, at which, after a stormy die- HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Nights of Performance —Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. THIS EVENING, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4. FAUST (In English). Lemmens-Sherrington, Taccani, and Florence Lancia. Santley, Marches', Dussek, and Sims Reeves. Conductor —Signor Arditi. Commence at Eight. Bog-office of the Theatre open daily. Tickets, also, at Messrs. Chappells and Co., 50, New Bond street. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN. Under the Management of Miss Lonisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison. THIS EVENING, BLANCHE DE NEVERS. Miss L. Pyne, Mr. IV. Harrison, &c. After which, a Grand Christmas Pantomime, on a s3ale of unprecedented ma.!nificence, .ntitled HARLEQUIN ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. Doors open at half-past Six— ommence at Seven. REATRE ROYAL DR U R Y-L AN E. Managers, Messrs. Edmond Falconer and I'. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, the Performances will commence with .he New Serlo-Comic Drama, by Edmund Falconer, entitled NIGHT AND MORN. Principal characters by Mr. Phelps, supported by Messrs. Ryder, ltaynor, Filzjames, and Misses R. Leclercq, Atkinson, and Heath. To conclude with the new Grand Christmas Comic Panto mime of SINBAD THE SAILOR. ; or, The Seven Wonders of th World. Clowns, Messrs. 11. Boleno and C. Lauri; Harlequins, Messrs. J. Cormack and S. Saville ; Pantaloons, Messrs. W A. Barnes and J. .uorris ; Columbines, Madame Boleno and Misses Gunniss. I'rices as usual. Box Office open from 10 till 5 daily. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Sole Management of Mr. Fechter. BEL DESIONIO (a Triumphant Success) will be repealed Every Evening during the Week. THIS EVENING, the performance will commence witlfa New and Original Farce, entitled THE LOST CHILD Messrs. H. Widdicombe, Shore, Garden, F. Charles Collett, Mvreland; Misses Percy, Pauline Lezlerci, Wood, Mrs. 1/:,.e, and Miss E. Lavenu. Aster which, at Eight o'clock, BEL DEMONIC), a Love Story, in Twelve Tableaux, taken from Stendhs.l's "Italian Chronicle," by Mr. John Brougnam. Priucipal charac ter by Mr. Fechter, supported by Messrs. Jordan, Charles, Brougham, Emery, Raymond, Moreland, Smith, Clifford, Collett, Sims ; Miss M. Henrade, Miss E. Lavenu, 31 re. Lee, and Sims Elsworthy. The Public are entreated to tale notice that No Charge is made to the occupants of Boxes, Box-places, or Stalls, either foz play bills or for the safe keeping of hats and cloaks, and that the attendants in all parts of the house are forbidden to receive any gratuities Whatever. Box-of f ice open daily from 11 to 5. Commence at 7. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Manager, Mr. W. H. Swanborough. THIS EVENING, UNLIMITED CONFIDENCE. Mr. Belford, Mr. Parselle ; Miss Marie Wilton, Miss Thorne. Alter which, the Grand Christmas Burlesque, ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE : Messrs. Honey, Wood, James Fenton, Mesdames Swanborough, Marie Wilton, Hughes, &c. Followed by MARGATE SANDS. Commence at 7. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Jan be had Every Evening* of G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No, 4, Connaught-terrace, Ilyde-park. C OALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis' 26s. per ton. I Double 21s. per ton. Top 25 5. ~ Nuts... l9s. „ Deep .221. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W. Best Coze Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tats DAY.—Morning, 10h. 31m.—Afternoon, 11h. 16m. Co..VOßaow.-Moniing, 11h. 55m.—Afternoon, h. m. The Weather—Sun Office, 'Feb. 4, 1864. THERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock 47 Barometer-30.15. Wind—N, ; moderate, and fine. i'ig , ''‘ UM TIIL SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EV EN ING, FEBRUARY 4, 1864. cussion, MOWANG was assassinated. The only obstacle to a compromise being thus disposed of, affairs were speedily settled. Major GORDON guaranteed the safety of the lives and property of the Wangs, and the Futai endorsed his assurances. The rebe,s, however, would have been slow to trust the professions of the Imperialist leader without the word of the English officer. At first all went quietly. Major GORDON on the day after the entry went b the palace of the Lawang, the chief who had first opened communica tions with him. He received his assurances of safety, and was informed that the chiefs were about to pay a visit to the Fatah We may fancy Major GORDON'S rage and indignation when, on return ing from his ride, he heard teat the whole of the Wangs had been executed, aid their palaces were being sacked by the Chinese soldiers. He hastened to protect one whose owner besought his aid, but he was powerless to defend it against the riotous soldiery. After keeping them at bay for some time, he was obliged to abandon the attempt, and with difficulty escaped. It is said that CUING, the Chinese General, rode into the city with his guard, and endeavoured to check these outrages; also that the Futai took stringent measures to restore quiet ; but subsequent events make is doubt whether their seeming indignation was not part of their plan. Major GORDON sent for his b)dygnard, and ordered up the steamers, with the view of intimidating the Futai, and holding him responsible for his disregard of the Major's plighted word. His messenger was intercepted and be headed, and GORDON himself prevented from leaving the city and kept prisoner within it until dusk. This does not look much as if the Imperial authorities were anxious to stop the massacre and plunder. It has rather the appearance of being part of a scheme for destroying the Wangs and sacking their palaces, The Futai, wishing to avoid his English coadjutor and his steamers, took refuge in the city, out of his reach. Major GORDON with drew with all his force to Quinsan, where he had an interview with General BROWN, who had set out for Soochow, on learning the news that had filled the whole of the European community with feelings of indignation and disgust. The Imperialists have outwitted themselves. They have lost more by this treacherous conduct than they would have gained by the capture of half a dozen cities. They have disgusted the Europeans, incensed their best ally, and will probably have bitter cause to lament the massacre of Soochow. Even so far as the rebels themselves are concerned, it has been a great error. SAWANG'S son, who has taken refuge with Major GORDON, has informed him that the greater part of the inhabitants of the silk districts were willing to surrender, but were fearful of the tender mercies of the Imperialists. A wise clemency and good faith shown at Soochow would have brought about their submission. As it is, they may as well die sword in hand, as by the axe, or the bo tvstring. Meanwhile General BROWN obtained an interview with the Fatai, and gave strong expression to his feelings with regard to the flagrant breach of faith. And what was the answer of the Imperialist who owed his position in the very place he was resting in to the skill and valour of his English ally ? He said it was a Chinese affair, in which Chinese sub jects were concerned, and to which only Chinese customs were applicable. Then, in the name of our Christian civilisation and national honour, let the Chinese settle these purely personal affairs. Let these very independent authorities subdue their refractory subjects unaided, and let us give them no further opportunity of employing the word of an English gentleman as a lure to betray confidence, and to entrap those who rely on his promised pro tection. Major GORDON is at present strictly passive, waiting orders from Sir FREDERICK BRUCE. His inactivity will completely paralyse the efforts of the Imperialists, and will check the tide of suc cess which had turned in their favour. The rebels, who are forced to acknowledge the superiority of his troops, are more than a match for the Mandarins, and will be greatly encouraged when they hear of the neutrality of the dreaded leader. A brief experience of this may induce the Court of Pekin to take decided measures to induce Major GORDON to renew operations; but it is time for English authorities to consider whether they they will not do wisely in revoking the permission given to British officers to aid the Imperialists, a favour for which they have shown little gratitude. This tragic event proves the wisdom and foresight of Captain OeBoRN in refusing a limited command, and Sir FREDERICK BRUCE so fully approved of his conduct that we trust he will act strongly in the present instance. Let the Chinese settle their disputes among themselves henceforward, for if ever the principle of non-intervention is advisable, surely it is so when our assistance is asked by men who only seek it in order that British truth and honour may be their steppingstones to the commission of the most ruthless and treacherous crimes. "TWENTY YEARS AGO. ), Twenty years ago ! What changes around us, what mutations of life end fortune, of public and private affairs within our ken, do these few words express. Dynasties have toppled down, new worlds have been "called into existence" in the political sense, old ones have altered their boundaries; not an atlas of " twenty years ago" but is now full of errors, from the ceaseless changes that time has worked. In our own circles, too, nay, in ourselves, how ever gradual and imperceptible the change, the work of twenty years is as plainly seen and felt. The baby of " twenty years ago" is now the ardent young man, on the threshold of life's responsi bilities, eager to take his part in the battle ; the youth has sobered down into the cares of manhood ; the then upright and stalwart man feels the ap proaches of age ; and many, ve r y many, an honoured . and reverence, is now gone head, which twenty years ag o was the object of love to its last resting-place, leaving only the memory of good deeds " to sow the world with life immortal." We have been led to these reflections by the sight of an " old familiar friend" in the shape of an institution whose progress The Sun has for 20 years past chronicled, and to which we have in these columns often called our readers attention. The annual reports and balance sheets of the Provident Clerks' Association for "..643 and 1863 lie before us, and if we wanted further proof that " Tenzpora mutantur et nos znutantir in alis," we should find it in these sheets. The association twenty years ago" was an infant institution only three years old, and looked upon rather as an adj rivet to the noble Benevolent Fund established in connection with it, than as an office destined to rank Among the very beet in Eng. land. Its whole income was but £1,297, its accu mulated funds barely £2,300, its new annual assurances amounted only to about £15,000, and it had not yet experienced what a recent writer calls " the excitement of the first claim." But side by side with the above modest figures we read the secret, the germ of its future success. The whole an nual expense of the association was but £114175. Bd. An unpaid board, a few friends who worked " for love,' and the assistance of the staff attached to the Benevolent Fund, quietly and unostentatiously laid the foundations upon which the goodly edifice cf 1863 has been raised. . - --.... By the present report we find that the new b usi ness of the past 12 months comprises more th an a thousand policies, covering some two hundred and fifteen thousand pounds, that the incom e of the association very closely approaches sixty thousand pounds, and its well and solidly invested funds ex ceed two hundred. and twenty thousand pounds, while the best guarantee of stability, and exemption from fluctuations of moment in the claim account, is found in the fact that the risks are distributed over more than 8,000 policies. We are glad to see by the names attached to the documents before us, that " Time, the Destroyer," has still spared some of those to whose patience and energy these gratifying results are due. The same leaders of commerce, Baring, Hankey, Prescott, and Rothschild, still head the list:of office-bearers as trustees, and three at least of the directors can still look back upon the achievements of 20 years, and say, with honest pride, " Quorum pars magna fuirnus." There is, however, one point in which the association has made no progress, and claims to have made none. In honesty of purpose, in eco nomy of management, in publicity of its accounts, in all those features which make up a good and sound Life Office, the original programme has been adhered to, and the Provident Clerks' Association of to-day, is simply the association of " Twenty years ago." LATEST IN'TELLIGENCE. LREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] ATTACK OF THE AUSTRTANS UPON THE DANNEWIRKE. COPENHAGEN, FEB. 4, 8.43 a.m. The Berlingske Tidende of this morning pub lishes the following account of the events of yester day at the theatre of war : The day before yesterday our troops engaged the Prussians, yesterday the Austrians. The engage ment of yesterday points to an approaching general attack, but was attended with no less good fortune to our arms than that of the previous day. Our despatch is dated from ECHLESIVIG, Feb. 3, 8.15 p.m. From half-past 3 this afternoon the Austrians attacked the position of the Dannewirke at Bustrup. Artillery and columns of infantry advanced against Haddely. Towards dark the enemy withdrew, leaving a few prisoners in our hands. Later in the evening firing recommenced, but ceased for a time. The King, with one of his aides-de-camp and the President of the Council, inspected the works at Missunde in the forenoon. Upon his return his Majesty heard the firing at Bustrup, and wit nessed the retreat of the enemy from the extreme point of the Bustrup works. HAMBURG, FEB. 4, 9.37 A.M. An engagement is expected to-day between Missunde and Jagel. The Austrians cannonaded Jagel yesterday. Preparations are completed for throwing a bridge across the Schlei. Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia is said to be wounded in the arm. The Prussian losses at the attack upon Missunde were considerable. Many officers were among the wounded, and one company alone had 130 men killed and woundea. SCHLESWIG, FEB. 3. The Danish forces engaged in the field to•day were the 2d battalion of the first Regiment, the 9th, 11th, and 7th Regiments of Infantry, and the 11th Battery of Artillery. The Danes lost 1 gun. The Danish loss in soldiers and officers was not unimportant. Some Prussians were made pri soners. The outposts of the Prussian army are at Kongshor, near Vedelspanege. Field Marshal von Wrangel's head quarters are at Kropp. PARIS, FEB, 4. The Constitutionnel of to-day publishes an article by M. Limayrac protesting against the pretensions of some English journals to throw the responsibility of the Dano-German cocflict upon France. The writer says : " The publication of the documents upon the question will prove that even after the adjournment of the proposal for a Congress France was ready to accept any practical proposal. She sees with sor row the calamities with which friendly nations are visited. "We are convinced," concludes the Constitu tionnel, "that England feels the pain, but in cer tain quarters it may be mingled with regret to think that a different policy might perhaps have averted the calamity." AMERICA. (Arrival of the Teutonia.) SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 4. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Teutonia, from New York on the 23d ult., has arrived off Cowes. She brings 78 passengers, 110,000 dole. for England, and 500 dole. for Ham burg. On the 31st ult. the Teutonia spoke the North America in lat. 48 N., long. 25 W. ; on the 2d inst. the ships Gitana ; and on the 3d the Owen and Cambridge. Her news has been anticipated. PORTUGAL. (Per Magdalena, via Southampton.) LISBON, JAN. 31. The project of law abolishing the tobacco contract has been presented in the Cortes by the Minister of Finance. The duty proposed to be levied is 1,200r5. per kilogramme on unmanufactured tobacco, and 2,800r5. on cigars, with a drawback on the export of snuff. The Government still procrastinates the settle ment of Mr. Lindsay's proposal. It is said that Portuguese shipowners do not wish their African trade to go into English hands. The Minister of Public Works has under consi deration a new plan for the amelioration of the Oporto Bar. A grand masked ball will shortly take place at the Palace of Ajuda. The King has prepared no less than thirteen different costumes for the occa sion. The Visconte Sada Bandeira and St. Anselmo Braamcamp have left the Ministry in consequence of the reception given by the Cortes to their. pro posed reforms in the army and municipal guards. The railway to Beja will be opened in a few days. A new corvette, the Duke de Palmetta, has been launched at the arsenal. Another corvette is nearly ready, and an iron-clad frigate will soon be com menced. Trade is dull, and money tight. Exchange on London, 53 8 ; Paris, 531; Hamburg, 47/; Genoa, 525; Rentes, 481 ; Coupons, 49; Bank of Portugal shares, 553. THE BOMBAY MAIL• MARSEILLES, FEB. 4. The Valetta, with the above mail, arrived at Marseilles, at 10 a.m. this day. The mail leaves for London at 11.30 a.m. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Dap• Market firm. Sales, about 4,600 bales. Import, 11,684. Previously, 14,574. _____ Business in the open money market continues rather active, but as the available resources of ban kers and others have lately fallen off, 8 per cent. is the general charge for the best descriptions of com mercial bills. There has, however, been a better feeling engendered among capitalists, owing to the continued influx of gold into the bank, the small withdrawals, and the satisfactory movement that has lately taken place in the Indian exchanges, OPENING PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OP LORDS—This Day. Parliament was opened this day by Royal Com- mission. The LOW) CHANCELLOR read HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH, MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, We are commanded to assure you that her Majesty has great satisfaction in recurring again to the advice and assistance of her Parliament. Her Majesty is confident that you will share her feeling of gratitude to Almighty God on account of the Princess of Wales having given birth to a son ; an event which has called forth from he) faithful people renewed demonstrations of devoted loyalty and attachment to her person and family. The state of 'Affairs on the Continent of Europe has been the cause of great anxiety to her Majesty. The death of the late King of Denmark brought into immediate application the stipulations of the Treaty of May, 1852, concluded by her Majesty, the Emperor of Austria, the Emperor of the French, the King of Prussia, the Emperor of Russia, the King of Sweden, and afterwards acceded to by the King of Hanover, the King of Saxony, the King of Wurtemburg, the King of the Belgians, the King of the Netherlands, the Queen of Spain, the King of Portugal, and the King of Italy. That treaty declared that it is conducive to the P TG " r Vati" of the balance of power, and of the peace of Europe, that the integrity of the Danish monarchy should be maintained, and that the several territories which have hitherto been under the sway of the King of Denmark should continue so to remain ; and for this purpose it was agreed that upon the death of the late King and of his uncle Prince Frederick without issue, his present Majesty King Christian IX. should be acknowledged as suc ceeding to all the dominions then united under the sceptre of his Majesty the King of Denmark. Her Majesty, actuated by the same desire to preserve the peace of Europe which was one of the declared objects of all the Powers who were parties to that Treaty, has been unremitting in her endea vours to bring about a peaceful settlement of the differences which on this matter has arisen between Germany and Denmark, and to ward off the dangers which might follow from a beginning of warfare in, the North of Europe; and her Ma jesty will continue her efforts in the interest of peace. The barbarous murders and cruel assaults com mitted in Japan upon subjects of her Majesty ren dered it necessary that demands should be made upon the Japanese Government, and upon the Daimio by whose retainers some of those outrages were committed. The Government of the Tycoon complied with the demand made upon them by her Majesty's Go vernment, and full satisfaction having been made, the friendly relations between the two Govern ments have continued unbroken. But the Daimio Prince of Satzuma refused to comply with the just and moderate demands which were made upon him. His refusal rendered measures of coercion neces sary, and her Majesty regrets that while those measures have brought this Daimio to an agree ment for compliance, they led incidentally to the destruction of a considerable :i.sortion of the town of Kagosima. Papers on the subject will be laid before you. The insurrection which broke out last year among some portion of the native inhabitants of New . Zsaland still unfortunately continues, but there is reason to hope that it will, before long, be put down. Her Majesty commands us to inform you that she has concluded a Treaty with the Emperor of Austria, the Emperor of the French, the King of Prussia, and the Emperor of Russia, by which her Majesty consents to give up the Protectorate of the lonian Islands, and also agrees to the annexation of those Islands to the Kingdom of Greece. This Treaty shall .be laid before you. Her Majesty is also negotiating a Treaty with the King of the Hellenes for regulating the arrangements connected with the union of the lonian Islands with the kingdom of Greece. GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, Her Majesty has desired the Estimates for the ensuing year to be laid before you. They have been prepared with every attention to economy, and with a due regard to the efficiency of the public service. MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, Her Majesty commands us to inform you that the condition of the country is, on the whole, satis factory. The revenue has fully realised its expected amount ; the commerce of the United Kingdom is increasing; and while the distress in the manufac turing districts has been in some degree lessened, there is reason to look forward to an increased supply of cotton from various countries which have hitherto but scantily furnished our manufacturers with this material for their industry. Her Majesty has directed that a Commission shall be issued for the purpose of revising the various forms of subscription and declaration re quired to be made by the clergy of the Established Church. A copy of that Commission will be laid before you. Various measures of public usefulness will be sub mitted for your consideration. Her Majesty commits, with confidence, the great interests of the country to your wisdom and care ; and she fervently prays that the blessing of Almighty God may attend your deliberations and prosper your Councils for the advancement of the welfare and happiness of her loyal and faithful people. Just ready, 75., cloth gilt, " Debrett's Peerage and Baro netage for 1861," illustrated with armorial bearings and heraldic charges. Under the revision and correction of the nobility. Bosworth and Harrison, booksellers to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Regent-street. Dean, Ludgate-hill. CICERO'S DEATH.—It was in the sixty-fourth year of his age. in the grounds of his own villa of Formiss, near Gaeta, says a London Reviewer, that Cicero was murdered by a band of soldiers, headed by the military tribune Popilius Lamas—a man whom he had once be friended in a criminal trial. The head of Cicero was cut off and brought to Mark Antony, who,received it with inhuman delight. It was exposed, with every mark of insult and derision, upon the rostrum where his matchless eloquence had often been heard. THE YELVERTON CASE.—On Tuesday Major the Hon. William Charles Yelvorton presented a peti tion, through his agents, Messrs. Tippetts and Son, to the House of Lords, and which was served the same day on the Hon. Mrs. Yelverton's agent, stating that on the 10th of February, 1863, he submitted a petition of appeal to their lordships' house, complaining of an interlocutor pronounced by the first division of the Court of Session in Scotland on th e 19 t h D ecem b er , 1862, in con joined actions of declarator of marriage at the respondent's instance against the appellant, of putting to silence at the instance of the appellant against her. That the respon dent duly entered an appearance on the above petition o f appeal, and lodged her answer on the 29th of June, 1863. The petitioner on the said 29th day of June, 1863, lodged his printed case with the clerk of the parliaments, and the said petition of appeal was on the 30th of June, 1863, set down for hearing before the House of Lords. The peti tioner goes on to state that the only question for the consi deration of their lordships upon this appeal was whether the respondent was th e l a wful w ife of the appellant. The petitioner concludes by asking that their lordships will be pleased to fix an early day for the hearing of the said appeal. hurt eirolYfr HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, l'eb' The Queen. accompanied by Prince Leop 010, walked and drove yester day . Sir Charles Wood arrived, and had the hon °llf of dining with her Majesty and royal faroili• which The Queen held a Council th is afternoon, was attended by Earl Granv ille, the Rig it ht , 1 , 1° : the Chancellor of the Excheq uer, the ltigl Edward Cardwell, and Sir ()wales Wood nc il) a t. . Mr. A. Helps (the Clerk of the Cou to d nde. At the Council the Sheriffs for 186 4 were appointed. Earl Granville had an audie nce of her Alaj es , t 7 i9 After the Council the Aliniaters returoeu London. --.,----- The Prince and Princess of Wa les. t he Yesterday morning his Royal Iliglitles-0., Prince of Wales, attended by Majo r Teo&l ese' so the equerry in waiting, left Frogmore vase, hunted with the harriers. ~ oleg, Her Royal Highness the Princess of nor , Fr°g attended by the Hon. Mrs. E. Coke, left of House, about noon , in a close carriage, hour's fo r drive in the grounds and park. •ii 10 It is expected that the Prince of Wales Wi.'order Frogmore House this morning f or Lond to on' ID attend the opening of Parliament. .------ PARLIAMENTARY BAN.QtrTS. tig 1 at t Earl Granville gave a full dress Parliamentar9b6gl3;Boets iool his residence in Bruton-street last evening. lbeDiol9/ uded H.R.H. the Duke of Cambridge, tile"triat, the Sutherland, Duke of St. Albans, the Duke of Argyll, til e .'"... ode; Chei ric oa go, of Ailesbury, Lansdowne, Sligo, Bristol, 50 01 the Earls Russell, Cork, Cowper, Granard, St- G f r b . s ter , Clarendon, Caiihness, Dude, Somers, De GreY, G n e tel a Albemarle, Essex, Beesborough, Fitzwillime, 9Tlio'rrei'l:g; Lichfield ; the Viscounts Sydney, Evers]. Y 1 g e b d u s e b li o ' iv e, Stratford de Redcliffe ; and LordsCanloy e: ley, Taunton, Cremorne, Llanover, Strafford, W e f Ahler Cranworth,Harris, De Tabley, Lyvecien, Sta ll/el O ley, Abercromby, Menteagle, and Dufferin. b nee" t Cambridge -house Parliamentarl ei d die r , quis of Hartington, Lord A. Page., Lo CaVmi Lord P''''; cote Lord Castlerosse, Lord Clarence ' Page t, Probyn, the Right Hon. the Speaker of the gl e ' 9 110 0.1 eLgouredsts;:ero: vorevslofrjr, m L onE.., the Right Hon. W. Cowper, the Itigi' t 9. „St 0.: Lowe the Right Hon. T. Milner Gibson, the , 1 7 1 ,t1P' a : W. si Hutt, the Right Hon. Thos. Headlare, til e II : g oo. C. E. Peel, the Right Hon. F. Peel, the the Wood, the Right Hon. Sir G. Grey, the P . ,f e pc b ` E. Cardwell, the Right Hon. the Chancellor o f % o oly quer, th the Right Hon. C. Villiers, the Attorp e r veld' icitor-General, the Attorney. General O r Pr obs t, the "el si Hon. H. Brand, the Hon. E. Ashley, Sir .C ir l ' ill, Il i ' Sir K. Hugessen, Mr. Gescheni 111 r. C• ,Gligoritle' Layard, Mr. Stansfield, Col. Kingcourt, DD . ' ',.,,1 1d Mr. Baring, Mr. Bruce, Mr. Barrington, and v-.oideht - On Tuesday evening Earl Granville P rd r i e hO rlit t c ; the Council) gave a dinner party at his resideec-otoo, ' i street. The guests present were Lord °Allir(ll'i°;:,, Duke A of Argyll, the Duke of Somerset, the sit e i3°- o f ilesbury, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Milner Gib s°l4 steil ef a. Grey, Viscount Sydney, Earl de Orel, 14° , 1 ‘ n ci , 1 0 11 Alderley, the Earl of St. Germans, gr. O e ' r ' 8 ' l% '' d r 'Oilie r ' o r 0 - mund Harrison, Mr. Cardwell Mr for the P reeellt Y _ do meeting the roll of sheriffs ' . arranged. ,„, 'l O r o • The Earl of Derby, as leader of the Censer.i ti efb i i .4. sl. in the House of Lords, entertained a larg e eire :'oe f o ' litical friends at dinner last evenin, at his , n lii .,t - li ef P - ,:e James's• square. There were present—the v,LentrOglif• fort, the Duke of Buckingham, the Duke of It"," the ',, o f Duke of Manchester, the Duke of Marlboretl9o(lll'o, quis of Salisbury, the Marquis of Bath, tb e to g at P ° t o Exeter, the Marquis of Waterford, the 393.4 te, Car shire, the Earl of Shrewsbury, the Earl of Carl Earl ol oi l Earl of Fowls, the Earl of Ha'rdwicke, th: ,o, Ol e g , narvon, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of 1. 1 ' 11 ; 10 1 0f -ci of Malmesbury, the Earl of Stradbroke, the iato te ve yt wich, Lord Redesdale, Lord Colville, lO rd Cc a l IVO i' d OA Lord Chelmsford. The Duke of Riehra °ll ,4oo, sll lte tti owing Marquis of Abercorn and the Earl of pone tl e • , ao indisposition. , / P 0 , The Right Hon. B. Disraeli received Yeeter',7o( 1/16,/ hneerrs, of ft the e is Ereosaidseencoef,CGormolvoe:so.r-gate, s 131' ,. r e t 'pr e ' efs lA t.td , Ther e lie n - al °l9 C eci" Lord Burghley, Lord John Manners, Lod ipbes s , go e' Stanley, Lord Lovaine, Lord Curzon, L° r ,:. ftig h. (10 1 the Right Hon. Sir John Pakington, tv.ifoljoe' si' Spencer Walpole, the Right Hon. Sir Jo Boni One. S if i s ol :„ the Right Hon. Jonathan Peel, the Rig bt T e llitr e ' s ;fte r ward Lytton, the Right Hon Sir Williae3 '' s i r IA Palk, ford Northcote, Sir William lieathcote, and Colonel Taylor. f Clitr ____--•----. h SO ° . $ 134 Their Royal Highnesses the Dae-estrehOli, to• bridge, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenbarrge .ve,iiiices the Princess Mary will leave Cambridge Ct ta i jek sh 00' day, for the royal duchess's residence at St• "' t oll J ot , t The Duke of Buckingham arrived iiiroliatile 00 erday from Stowe, Bucks, for the meeting °f til id 60 1 gbe 0 0 ' The Duke and Duchess of ft° l3lll :`..ea dclil Marquis of Bowmont have arrived at til e c''.- le re s" from Broxmouth Park. jet) JO f ClA llr •er' - fl arrived Her ladyship at from cepVtioislicsoountess and Marchioness 0). - L the Parliamentar C y Pa residence bsatalinen3: euthre ste.tfo i a n nr a Stratton's is,ei. a i or a t x r car e e :0: :00 eboe Ili,. .: fp 1 A . ' re Mariareceived a select circle town he from nSaturdaynext at Caubridge Was 600 Maarq.u.iseecl etdr-{. Ili evening at hi v s is h i ghmore Marchioness of —Ls er, o f _ otutosethine Deuhkeerleasn.dstDreaetc,he: Badminton, ad C: T rr h a e Hon. Mr. Toe°, Park, o andf countym Waterford l:i .atr: ao a ro a r c . i , t a st 03 : 0A 1 i t i pe rail f rive ea W ar The w i c ks hir e . at their residence in South .A.Aud•ileby-Yacieehrtc:lY:eilu-°f P ' fe d 6 fi l Of 5 il° s 0 0 11 ' brother of Viscount Clifden, with the 1 4 ° 9 • 6 : 1 , a , tatitt; lace 9t A daughter of Lord and Lady Can2oo, i." 4 "" ' 0 marriage of the Hon. LOP- iciArrtietlf. cl": forl oTn thehd ae Monday Earlex meetingt. F i of t z Parliament.., a i r l 1 1 i i a a n i m t. has a rrive d ftt ;1 ) 1391° in Grosvenor-square from Wentworth ...--/I°t;i9 lii-1411kairetil ingTTahh largeee E E a a rp r la l rat a ny n da d Countess tesot:nc ktpeosiseof ConCa tr a c i v i ' n, F : r of ::: : : 0 1) e t r °Prj e : t o f : e 0 .13 2 . i i '' '; e :: c a i t e T re h C om as a tl s e 's , a 14 ` . Hotel Berkeley .square, from thig 03 8 13 er jefl Chichester Fortescue, wick arrived The Countess (Franev.) Waldeges,dreftt itt tor- 044 from Strawberry Hill, Tenham. •We ii° . Viscount and Viscountess Castleroass ooteit in town from their seat, E.illaruey, irel6rja inits4o . Viscount Hill has arrived at Tb ° '" - a tiff' 0" Berkeley-square, from Hawkeston, SllO-$l3 OS Lord Proby has arrived at 14, 1 - 1 5—/ ii . tic"O'stf too l for the meeting of Parliament. IV e a a t - A Lord and Lady Wenlock have aret l i , vrit. Vl' Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Escrick V""'"Gorjed.noroet; Lady Francis Gordon and Miss coot, ,Yteces arrived in Wilton-crescent from Fraraptol.l. 100 00 shire. Miss Gordon has nearly recovered ' severe indisposition . bee ° ----- hag he ------------ - A ---0 eie li , t : Or,, t :i THE BURNS OF WALEs.---- Ivfe Wale- / ,3 ' 3- # set on foot in the principalitiff , 4 , o°' ° raising of a Testimonial .to the live; coutit"Boo haiarn, commonly known atac3g; Arsoatsi' o f l' t3 as the " Barns offirales.'' This le. tbe for ta a 0 1/ , completed, is to resolve itself ilit?sattriblit'3 ijtatec annuity. The reason for them ovement. li. koopred"..,o 1., to the fact of the Bard's health hving? J i , 0000 e, 7 00 f i, and the Testimonial is now beiog raiisediitueotore. ile Ol i o. plea of his eminent services to Wre.°l_, °there. tgetiol), of. motors of the enterprise include, ae)74;rit of . 1301 ) ol i d ing :Lord Mostyn, tho Lord de'l'l Tnr t he 13,1°1. ftiri,re; shire ; the Earl of Yowls, Lord DYnet - Ay., o'o,ol ,1 David's, Sir Watkin W., Wynn, 13a ' t ',. o f Carl elie"!,..t; Bulkeley, Bart., DIY., Lord Lieutentoirn„Lico, OJg ; iy,t,poo Sir Hugh Williams; Mr. Ilowel S. (14.:.r Chdriliev, bit:100 Merionetb.shire; the Hon. T. V. 1-1 0r a ; 01 0 . pen t l s .J. Mr. Hugh Owen of the Poor.law v rr y ; tve°l,l ,101.0tle; Williams ; Captain T. L. Joao ' Li; Goralia); t !col Ca ,00 harpist, Mr. John Thomas (Vencieriorts peacir;r. slra`oo Roberts (Ysceifiog) ; Mr. D. T,IAT'n ol 11313,4;„ tlleliifli(ricis Mr, G. Osborne Morgan, - - , 1 °Zoe, -./.000 • Dlt' Williams, Temple; Mr- D. Av • ~ 1ND..." obigo,,,itte, Thomas Oldfield (Eryr Moel_f_rre!,'tobtoi, Pd . , _, s icP. o , Alaw); Mr, S. :.:• Edwards, lA li t i Air. orirdet; 00 0 ' Joseph Edwards, the sculptor, 4134 ( wire 1 0 V the musician. Mr. Willi°l jr°L'es % 01,114 S 4406 aerated to act as treasurer. ..., ,_ ov 6,041 . f t bo ".._ o i ARE WE TO HAVE A -PAN': „e rrofeet_vripooo, a pubic ball given by the wifooor ".44001.4 no 4, at which 3,000 persons a cr e 1" worn. 1